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Publication Date: 2004-Jan
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"I Did It My Way": Providing Opportunities for Students to Create, Explain, and Analyze Computation Procedures
Scharton, Susan
Teaching Children Mathematics, v10 n5 p278 Jan 2004
This article challenges the traditional model for teaching computation in the primary grades. It describes a model in which students are encouraged to invent and use alternative computation procedures.
Descriptors: Computation, Teaching Methods, Primary Education, Young Children, Elementary School Mathematics, Models, Creativity, Arithmetic, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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